Born in 1939 in Detroit, Mich, educated in the public schools in California, went to Cal. Polly, and the U. of Med. And in 1999 received his doctor's degree in cheoestry at UCLA. In Los Angeles. He also was in the Navy. And were a Landscaper, a fiberglass and composite engineer. He is and avid boatperson is captain of a 72-foot yacht.